Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusLimnodromus (Dowitchers)
- SpeciesLimnodromus griseus (Short-billed Dowitcher)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Short-billed Dowitcher in Palo Verde National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Short-billed Dowitcher sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Short-billed Dowitcher in Palo Verde National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Short-billed Dowitcher in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.